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everybody in cleveland that's a minority got obama phones. keep obama in president. he gave us a phone. >> how did he give you a phone? >> you sign up. you got low income, your disability. >> the more free stuff you get, the more you're eligible to get. but eligible. that assumes someone actually checks to see if you're really needy. do the even do that? jillian kay melcher, a reporter for the national review, was curious. so what did you do? >> i went to all the welfare offices in manhattan and a couple in brooklyn for good measure. and i found out that there are people out there approaching you on the street saying hey do you have your free phone yet? >> outside the office. >> outside the office. >> private entrepreneurs. >> that's right. and i'm not on welfare. i told them that. i told them that i'd like to be on welfare. i think a lot of the people who pay for it would like to be. but that was enough. the ended up giving me not just one, three free phones. >> three. the good news is that some places turned you down. >> yeah. the ended up -- well first off you're
everybody in cleveland that's a minority got obama phones. keep obama in president. he gave us a phone. >> how did he give you a phone? >> you sign up. you got low income, your disability. >> the more free stuff you get, the more you're eligible to get. but eligible. that assumes someone actually checks to see if you're really needy. do the even do that? jillian kay melcher, a reporter for the national review, was curious. so what did you do? >> i went to all the welfare...
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it will continue to rise because people love their obama phone. >> is that an obama phone? >> yes, everybody in cleveland minority has obama phone. he gave us the phone. >> how did you get a phone? >> low income you disability. >> the more free stuff you get the more you are eligible to get. let's assume someone checkd it see if your. you know what it is. >> i went to the quell fair offices. there are people on the streets saying hey do you have frur free phone yet. >> outside of the office. >> that's right. i am not on welfare. i told them i would like to be on welfare. i am sure a lot of people po what i wopay for it. >> first off you are not supposed to have duplicate phones which i have already broken that rule. they are also supposed to check eligibility. they didn't cap it at one time that i had multiple applications in and tried to work my way through the system again and again. >> the audit says 91 percent were not eligible. >> thaeg about 6 million. the phone companies have a perverse incentive to push the phones. they get 9.99 pr customer per months>> we should ex
it will continue to rise because people love their obama phone. >> is that an obama phone? >> yes, everybody in cleveland minority has obama phone. he gave us the phone. >> how did you get a phone? >> low income you disability. >> the more free stuff you get the more you are eligible to get. let's assume someone checkd it see if your. you know what it is. >> i went to the quell fair offices. there are people on the streets saying hey do you have frur free...
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president obama expanded it, of course. and in just four yrs the costs tripled and will continue rice can. >> a minority. you know. he gave up. , no income, disability. john: the more free stuff you get the more you're eligible to get. but eligible is. what did you do? >> i went to all the welfare offices in manhattan and a couple in brooklyn and found out that there are people of their approach you on the street as the if you have your free phone yet. outside the office. john: private entrepreneur. >> and not on welfare. i told them that. i would like to be buried at think a lot of the people would like to be. but that was enough. they ended up giving me not one, not to, but three free phones. john: the good news is someplace is turned down. >> yeah. they ended up. first of, you are not supposed to have duplicate files which i have already broken and will. there also supposed to check eligibility. they also did not catch the eye and multiple applications and and try to work powero the system again and again. john: and fcc
president obama expanded it, of course. and in just four yrs the costs tripled and will continue rice can. >> a minority. you know. he gave up. , no income, disability. john: the more free stuff you get the more you're eligible to get. but eligible is. what did you do? >> i went to all the welfare offices in manhattan and a couple in brooklyn and found out that there are people of their approach you on the street as the if you have your free phone yet. outside the office. john:...
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Nov 23, 2013
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coming up, president obama's says the way to help poor people is to give them a free cell phone. ♪ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ where's tommy? i thought he was wh you. no. jack! (playing twinkle, twinkle, little star.) don't stop! keep playing! here we go. here's the fun part! ♪ >> the government will pay for you to have a free cell phone with monthly minutes, no credit checand no deposit required. john: of free cell phone. 253 minutes. what the deal. this is to help poor people in need a lifeline. that is reasonable. this is a government program that began with ronald reagan. presidenobama expanded it, of course. and in just fr years the costs tripled and will continue rice can. >> a minority. you know. he gave up. , no income, disability. john: the more free stuff you get the more you're eligible to get. but eligible is. what did you do? >> i wento all the welfare offices in manhattan and a couple in brolyn and found out that there are people of their approach you on the street as the if you have your free phon yet. outside the office. john: private entrepreneur. >> a not on welfare. i to
coming up, president obama's says the way to help poor people is to give them a free cell phone. ♪ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ where's tommy? i thought he was wh you. no. jack! (playing twinkle, twinkle, little star.) don't stop! keep playing! here we go. here's the fun part! ♪ >> the government will pay for you to have a free cell phone with monthly minutes, no credit checand no deposit required. john: of free cell phone. 253 minutes. what the deal. this is to help poor people in need a...